- 2021.01.15
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Government Supports Freezing Imported Beef Prior to Customs Clearance
On January 1, the Government of Japan introduced a new payment scheme for Japanese importers to postpone customs clearance of imported chilled beef be……
- 2021.01.07
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Japan to Require Catch Documents for Imports of Vulnerable Marine Species
On December 4, 2020, Japan passed the Adjustment for the Domestic Distribution of Specified Marine Animals and Plants Act to combat illegal, unreporte……
- 2020.12.23
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Drivers of Construction Lumber and Engineered Wood Demand in Japan
Construction sector has been the primary consumer of softwood lumber and engineered wood products in Japan. Japan’s long-term demographic trends coupl……
- 2020.12.23
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Expansion of Support Payments for Rice and New 2021 Rice Production Targets
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) added rice to its COVID-19 economic stimulus product sales promotion program in response t……
- 2020.12.15
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Citrus Annual
Japan’s Unshu Mikan production is expected to recover in MY 2020/21 following poor harvest in MY 2019/20. Increased household consumption of oranges d……
- 2020.12.14
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Forage Market Update
In 2019, Japanese production of forage crops accounted for 77 percent of demand. Japan imports approximately 2.5 million tons of hay and straw annuall……
- 2020.12.04
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Revisions to COVID-19 Economic Relief Support Programs
In April, Japan established a series of programs funded by a 545 billion yen (US$5.2 billion) supplementary budget to support the food, agriculture, f……
- 2020.12.02
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ALIC Tenders 750 MT of High Protein NFDM
On November 26, the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) announced that it had successfully tendered 750 metric tons (MT) of non-fa……
- 2020.12.02
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HPAI Spreads to Largest Broiler Producing Region
On December 1, the Government of Japan announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) had been detected in Miyazaki prefecture, making it the……
- 2020.12.01
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Japanese Standards for Raw Oyster Imports
Fresh oyster imports to Japan must comply with Japan’s (i) Specific Standard for Oysters for Raw Consumption and (ii) Handling of Toxic Shellfish Cont……